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Guo X, Li Y. Intelligent health in the IS area: A literature review and research agenda. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 4:961-971. [PMID: 39156567 PMCID: PMC11330141 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2023.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2024] Open
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As the global demand for healthcare services continues to grow, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare ecosystem has become a pressing concern. Information systems are transforming the healthcare delivery process, shifting the focus of healthcare services from passive disease treatment to proactive health prevention and the healthcare management model from hospital-centric to patient-centric. This study focuses on reviewing research in IS journals on the topic of e-health and is dedicated to constructing a theoretical model of intelligent health to provide a research basis for future discussions in this field. In addition, as the innovation of intelligent healthcare services has led to changes in its elements (e.g., an increase in the number of stakeholders), there is an urgent need to sort out and analyze the existing research.
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- Xitong Guo
- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150006, China
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- School of Information, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100098, China
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Xia H, Liu Y, Hou G. Factors influencing college students' online rumor refuting behavior during major public health crises: the moderating effect of group norms. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1412034. [PMID: 38988398 PMCID: PMC11234518 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1412034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024] Open
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This study integrates SOR (Stimuli-Organism-Response) theoretical framework and rational behavior theory within a theoretical framework, incorporating group norms as a moderating factor to investigate the psychological mechanisms influencing Chinese college students' online rumor-refutation behavior amidst public health crises. Using the structural equation modeling research method, data was collected via questionnaires from 1,254 participants in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings indicate that both online and offline information seeking are positively correlated with college students' attitudes and subjective norms. Moreover, the attitudes and subjective norms of college students are positively correlated with the online rumor refuting behavior. Furthermore, group norms serve to strengthen the connection between college students' attitudes and their engagement in online refuting rumors. These results illuminate the psychological underpinnings driving college students' online rumor-refuting actions, offering practical and policy implications for effectively managing rumor behaviors.
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- Hongmei Xia
- College of Public Administration and Law, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Public Administration and Law, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Law, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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Guo F, Zhang X, Lee P. Editorial: Digital information for patient education. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1211285. [PMID: 37304109 PMCID: PMC10250701 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1211285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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- Feng Guo
- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Wang X, Zhao YC. Understanding older adults' intention to use patient-accessible electronic health records: Based on the affordance lens. Front Public Health 2023; 10:1075204. [PMID: 36761325 PMCID: PMC9902947 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1075204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Given the aging population and the rapid development of the digital society, concerns about promoting older adults' health skills are increasing. Patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) are implemented globally for aging health safeguards. The demand for using health-related information communication technologies (ICTs) among older adults and the factors that promote their usage intention of PAEHRs need to be studied. Methods Drawing upon affordance theory, we constructed a research model that integrates four affordance types, aggregation, interactivity, collaboration, and communication, to identify the effects of affordances and attachment to platforms and doctors that contribute to older adults' usage intention on PAEHRs. Online survey data from 498 older adults (above 60 years) were collected and analyzed using partial least square-structural equation modeling. Results Our findings demonstrated how PAEHR's affordances facilitate older adults' attachment to platforms and doctors. We found that aggregation (γ = 0.417, P < 0.001) and interactivity (γ = 0.397, P < 0.001) can positively influence older adults' attachment to the PAEHR platform, and collaboration (γ = 0.407, P < 0.001) affordance can positively influence older adults' attachment to doctors on the PAEHR platform. Furthermore, seniors' attachment to the platform (γ = 0.598, P < 0.001) and attachment to the doctor (γ = 0.156, P < 0.01) can both positively influence their usage intention, and attachment to the platform had a positive relationship with attachment to doctors (γ = 0.230, P < 0.001) on the PAEHR. Conclusion This study enriched the understanding of elders' attachment to doctors on PAEHRs and contributed to the literature on health-related ICT usage targets of older adults. Our findings also shed light on inspiring operators of health-related ICTs to formulate appropriate strategies for aging-friendly design to guide older adults to adopt health-related ICTs in their everyday health information practices.
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Ahn H, Park E. Motivations for user satisfaction of mobile fitness applications: An analysis of user experience based on online review comments. HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS 2023; 10:3. [PMID: 36619599 PMCID: PMC9808748 DOI: 10.1057/s41599-022-01452-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Considering that mobile fitness applications are one of the necessities in our lives, the user perspective toward the application is a prominent research topic in both academia and industry with the goal of improving such services. Thus, this study applies two different natural language processing approaches, bag-of-words, and sentiment analysis, to online review comments of the applications to examine the effects of user experience elements. The review dataset collected from 16,461 users, after pre-processing, revealed the notable roles of perceived affection and hedonic values in determining user satisfaction with the application, whereas the effect of user burden on satisfaction was marginal. Several implications, as well as limitations of the study, were examined incorporating the findings with the statistical results.
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- Hyeongjin Ahn
- Department of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Applied Artificial Intelligence, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Human–Artificial Intelligence Interaction, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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Wang Z, Zhang X, Han D, Zhao Y, Ma L, Hao F. How the use of an online healthcare community affects the doctor-patient relationship: An empirical study in China. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1145749. [PMID: 37089478 PMCID: PMC10117639 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1145749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Possible improvements to the doctor-patient relationship are an important subject confronting national healthcare policy and health institutions. In recent years, online healthcare communities have changed the ways in which doctors and patients communicate, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, previous research on how usage of online healthcare communities has affected the doctor-patient relationship is rather limited. This paper proposes a research model to investigate the relationship between online healthcare community usage and the doctor-patient relationship. An analysis of 313 patients' data using structural equation modeling showed the following. First, the use of an online healthcare community has a positive impact on doctor-patient communication, helps improve the performance of healthcare procedures, and reduces healthcare costs. Second, doctor-patient communication and healthcare costs have a positive impact on patients' emotional dependence and patients' perception of healthcare quality, while healthcare procedures do not have this impact. Finally, patients' emotional dependence and perception of healthcare quality have a positive effect on doctor-patient relationship through the mediator of patients' satisfaction.
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- Zhanyou Wang
- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
- School of Labor Relations, Shandong Management University, Jinan, China
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- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- School of Information Engineering, Shandong Management University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Labor Vocational and Technical College, Jinan, China
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- Management Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Feifei Hao,
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Yadav R, Kumar Panda D, Kumar S. Understanding the individuals' motivators and barriers of e-waste recycling: A mixed-method approach. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 324:116303. [PMID: 36191502 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The increasing amount of e-waste and poor participation of individuals in proper recycling or disposal has become a big concern for policymakers. Therefore, it is essential to understand the factors that may facilitate or inhibit individuals from adopting e-waste recycling. The present research examines the attitude and intentions of individuals by applying the theoretical lens of Behavioral Reasoning Theory (BRT). The study uses a mixed-method approach and has been conducted in two phases: Phase 1- qualitative study (one-to-one interview: 30 respondents) and Phase 2: quantitative study (survey-based questionnaire- 348 responses). The qualitative part employs thematic analysis, and the quantitative study has been analyzed using SEM. Through the qualitative research, the study has identified self-image perceived negative effect and salvage value as the 'reasons for', whereas inconvenience, lack of support system, and emotional attachment have been identified as the 'reasons against' e-waste recycling. The findings show that moral and social norms significantly impact individual reasoning ('reason for'/'reason against') and attitude toward e-waste recycling. The result has also confirmed the moderation effect on self-efficacy among reasoning, attitude, and intention. The findings offer interesting insights to the government and policymakers for increasing individuals' participation in e-waste recycling.
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- Rambalak Yadav
- Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Old University Campus, Canal Road, Nawabad, Cantonment, Jammu, 180016, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
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- Strategy and General Management, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), XIM University, Bhubaneswar, 751013, India.
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- Indian Institute of Management Raipur, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur, Raipur, 493661, India.
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Pian W, Lin L, Li B, Qin C, Lin H. How users make judgements about the quality of online health information: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:2001. [PMID: 36319997 PMCID: PMC9628111 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14418-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND People increasingly use the Internet to seek health information. However, the overall quality of online health information remains low. This situation is exacerbated by the unprecedented "infodemic", which has had negative consequences for patients. Therefore, it is important to understand how users make judgements about health information by applying different judgement criteria. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to determine how patients apply different criteria in their judgement of the quality of online health information during the pandemic. In particular, we investigate whether there is consistency between the likelihood of using a particular judgement criterion and its perceived importance among different groups of users. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in one of the leading hospitals in a coastal province of China with a population of forty million. Combined-strategy sampling was used to balance the randomness and the practicality of the recruiting process. A total of 1063 patients were recruited for this study. Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis analyses were used to analyse the survey data. RESULTS In general, patients make quality judgement of health information more frequently based on whether it is familiar, aesthetic, and with expertise. In comparison, they put more weights on whether health information is secure, trustworthy, and with expertise when determining its quality. Criteria that were considered more important were not always those with a higher likelihood of being used. Patients may not use particular criteria, such as familiarity, identification, and readability, more frequently than others even if they consider them to be more important than other do and vice versa. Surprisingly, patients with a primary school degree put more weight on whether health information is comprehensive than those with higher degrees do in determining its quality. However, they are less likely to use this guideline in practice. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the consistency between the likelihood of using certain quality judgement criteria and their perceived importance among patients grouped by different demographic variables and eHealth literacy levels. The findings highlight how to improve online health information services and provide fine-grained customization of information for users.
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- Wenjing Pian
- School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou city, China.,Center for Studies of Information Resources, Wuhan University, Wuhan city, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou city, China
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- Laboratory of Data Intelligence and Interdisciplinary Innovation, Nanjing University, Nanjing city, China
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- Department of Information Management, School of Economics and Management, XIDIAN University, Xi'An city, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou city, China.
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Guo F, Zhou A, Chang W, Sun X, Zou B. Is physician online information sharing always beneficial to patient education? An attention perspective. Front Public Health 2022; 10:987766. [PMID: 36111196 PMCID: PMC9468256 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.987766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Aims With the development of information technology, online health platforms and physician online information sharing play an important role in public health management and patient education. Is physician online information sharing always beneficial to patient education? From the attention perspective, this study aims to explore how physician online information sharing influences patient education, considering the contingent roles of physician online reputation and offline expertise. Methods A 6-month panel data of 61,566 physician-month observations from an online health platform in China was used to tested the proposed hypotheses. Considering the inefficiency and estimated bias of the ordinary least squares regression model, this study conducted the fixed models to test the direct and moderating effects. Results The results indicate that physician online information sharing is positively related to potential patient education, while the relationship between physician online information sharing and realized patient education is an inverted U-shape. Physician online reputation enhances the positive relationship between physician online information sharing and potential patient education, but physician offline expertise weakens the abovementioned relationship. In addition, physician offline expertise flattens the curvilinear effect of physician online information sharing on realized patient education. Conclusion This study contributes to the literature about attention theory and information sharing for patient education, and provides implications for practice.
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- Feng Guo
- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Meng F, Guo X, Peng Z, Zhang X, Lai KH. Understanding the Antecedents of the Routine Use of Mobile Health Services: A Person–Technology–Health Framework. Front Psychol 2022; 13:879760. [PMID: 35783802 PMCID: PMC9245714 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.879760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although numerous studies have been conducted to understand the antecedents of usage of mobile health (mHealth) services, most of them solely focus on characteristics of mHealth services themselves but neglect taking users’ psychological and health-related factors into consideration. Besides, the comprehensive understanding of what influences users’ routine use intentions regarding mHealth services is lacking. Therefore, this study proposes a person–technology–health framework that underlines how personal factors (e.g., personal innovativeness in IT), technological factors (e.g., trust), and health factors (e.g., perceived health severity) jointly influence individuals’ routine use intentions regarding mHealth services. The proposed research model and related hypotheses were tested based on survey data from 270 respondents. The results indicate that personal innovativeness in IT, trust, and perceived health severity are important for enhancing routine use intention of mHealth services. Specifically, in situations of high perceived health severity, trust relates less positively to routine use intention than personal innovativeness in IT. In contrast, in situations of low perceived health severity, trust relates more positively to routine use intention than personal innovativeness in IT. The research findings extend the existing literature on routine use intention related to mHealth services and provide significant implications for practitioners.
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- Fanbo Meng
- School of Business Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Xitong Guo,
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- Business School, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Business, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Wang T, Sun Y, Liao S. Physical Self Matters: How the Dual Nature of Body Image Influences Smart Watch Purchase Intention. Front Psychol 2022; 13:846491. [PMID: 35401379 PMCID: PMC8992001 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.846491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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To determine the role of physical self in body-involving consumption, we explore how body image influences purchasing intention toward hybrid products with body-involving features. In this study, we establish the dual nature of body image: specifically, body image influences intention to purchase via the perception of utilitarian value and symbolic value. Further, we find a competitive mediation in which positive body image (PBI) negatively influences purchase intention (direct effect), while PBI is positively related to purchase intention via utilitarian and symbolic value (indirect effect). This indicates that without the mediation testing of the utilitarian-symbolic framework, the positive influence of body image will be "hidden." Additionally, the mediated effect of symbolic value is moderated by personal innovativeness toward technology (PITT), suggesting that a consumer's knowledge of wearables enhances the effect of body image. With the introduction of body image, this paper provides a more comprehensive model to analyze purchase intention with regard to digital products with body-involving features.
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- Teng Wang
- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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You S, Robert LP. Subgroup formation in h
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mixed‐method approach with implications for theory and practice. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/asi.24626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Sangseok You
- School of Business Sungkyunkwan University Seoul South Korea
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- School of Information Robotics Institute at University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA
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A study investigating user adoptive behavior and the continuance intention to use mobile health applications during the COVID-19 pandemic era: Evidence from the telemedicine applications utilized in Indonesia. ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW 2022. [PMCID: PMC8853803 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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During the COVID-19 pandemic era that began in 2020, there has been a growing trend in the literature to tackle the problem of health stress (HS) for promoting a sense of public health. In turn, this developing area of research has a high level of relevancy linked to business and economic recovery (Čvirik, 2020). Since HS has increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic era, there has been a need to further investigate the balance between coping with HS and the positive continuous intention to use mobile health applications (mHealth apps) among the public. This is the first study that takes the Asia-Pacific region as its case study and empirically investigates the validity of extensions based on the theories of expectation confirmation theory (ECT) (Bhattacherjee, 2001) on user continuous behavior relating to mHealth apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results reveal that HS as an emotion can positively affect perceived usefulness and satisfaction in relation to the continuous intention to use mHealth apps. The differences between new and frequent users are confirmed. Discussion and implications for practices are provided in the end.
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Tong F, Lederman R, D'Alfonso S, Berry K, Bucci S. Digital Therapeutic Alliance With Fully Automated Mental Health Smartphone Apps: A Narrative Review. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:819623. [PMID: 35815030 PMCID: PMC9256980 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.819623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Fully automated mental health smartphone apps show strong promise in increasing access to psychological support. Therefore, it is crucial to understand how to make these apps effective. The therapeutic alliance (TA), or the relationship between healthcare professionals and clients, is considered fundamental to successful treatment outcomes in face-to-face therapy. Thus, understanding the TA in the context of fully automated apps would bring us insights into building effective smartphone apps which engage users. However, the concept of a digital therapeutic alliance (DTA) in the context of fully automated mental health smartphone apps is nascent and under-researched, and only a handful of studies have been published in this area. In particular, no published review paper examined the DTA in the context of fully automated apps. The objective of this review was to integrate the extant literature to identify research gaps and future directions in the investigation of DTA in relation to fully automated mental health smartphone apps. Our findings suggest that the DTA in relation to fully automated smartphone apps needs to be conceptualized differently to traditional face-to-face TA. First, the role of bond in the context of fully automated apps is unclear. Second, human components of face-to-face TA, such as empathy, are hard to achieve in the digital context. Third, some users may perceive apps as more non-judgmental and flexible, which may further influence DTA formation. Subdisciplines of computer science, such as affective computing and positive computing, and some human-computer interaction (HCI) theories, such as those of persuasive technology and human-app attachment, can potentially help to foster a sense of empathy, build tasks and goals and develop bond or an attachment between users and apps, which may further contribute to DTA formation in fully automated smartphone apps. Whilst the review produced a relatively limited quantity of literature, this reflects the novelty of the topic and the need for further research.
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- Fangziyun Tong
- School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- School of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.,Complex Trauma and Resilience Research Unit, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Luo P, Wang C, Guo F, Luo L. Factors affecting individual online rumor sharing behavior in the COVID-19 pandemic. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2021; 125:106968. [PMID: 34334932 PMCID: PMC8314969 DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2021.106968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With the outbreak of COVID-19, online sharing of rumors about the disease is of growing concern worldwide. Drawing on the stimulus–organism–response (S–O-R) framework, this study aims to explore the impacts of peer condition and peer communication on fear of COVID-19, and the impact of fear of COVID-19 on online rumor sharing behavior, by considering the contingency effect of health self-efficacy. Data from 1167 respondents to an online survey in China were adopted to test our research model. The results indicate that peer communication and peer condition induce fear of COVID-19, and fear of COVID-19 results in online rumor sharing. Fear of COVID-19 mediates the effects of peer communication and peer condition on online rumor sharing. Health self-efficacy alleviates the positive effect of peer communication on fear of COVID-19, and the positive effect of fear of COVID-19 on online rumor sharing. This study advances the literature on online rumor sharing and S–O-R, and provides practical implications to social media users and governments.
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- Peng Luo
- School of Business, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, China
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Dazhi Street, Nan Gang District, Harbin, 150001, China
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- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- School of Business, Sichuan University, No.24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, China
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Measuring hospital process service quality: emerging technologies’ challenge. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1108/ijqss-02-2020-0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
In the mobile internet era, the path and mechanism of hospital patient-perceived quality have been changed radically. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale that adequately captures the characteristics of hospital service quality from the patient’s perspective under the background of the mobile internet.
Design/methodology/approach
Based on previous related research and interviews with focus groups, this paper conceptualized, constructed, refined and tested a multiple-item scale that examined key dimensions of hospital process service quality in the mobile context. To validate this scale, data were collected through two formal surveys in Chinese hospitals and were used to test the reliability and validity of the instrument.
Findings
The final measurement scale contains three dimensions, that is, environment conditions, attitude and behavior and technical convenience. With the help of this quality scale, hospital managers could have a better understanding of patients’ expectations under the new condition and pinpoint appropriate initiatives to fill the service gap.
Originality/value
This study focuses on service quality measurement issues related to the application of mobile internet technology in traditional clinical settings, such as hospitals. This paper develops an original and specific service quality scale that catches the online and offline characteristics of the hospital process in the mobile setting and considers both human-technology interaction and human-human interaction.
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